Don Syme's WebLog on F# and Related Topics
An update
It's been a while since I blogged regularly. What happened!? I got a Twitter account, and use it...
Date: 03/10/2017
Distinguished Paper Award at PLDI 2016
I’m pleased to report that our paper Types from data: Making structured data first-class citizens in...
Date: 07/22/2016
An open letter about the terms "F#" and "Visual F#"
[ The opinions here are entirely my own etc etc. ] Dear World, With regard to this InfoQ...
Date: 10/23/2015
RSDE positions at Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Microsoft Research is looking for development engineers in Cambridge, UK! Applications now open!...
Date: 01/08/2015
Latest Developments in General Purpose GPU Programming with F#
Starting with our experiments with integrating General Purpose GPU programming into F# at Microsoft...
Date: 04/23/2014
F# on Android - Experience Report
Faisal Waris has published a very interesting Experience Report on using F# on Android with the...
Date: 04/01/2014
PhD/Masters-level Internship Positions at Microsoft Research, Cambridge
Microsoft Research are accepting applications for internships at our research lab in Cambridge, UK,...
Date: 02/14/2014
Applications for Researcher and Postdoc positions at Microsoft Research
Would you like to work as a postdoc or a researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge? Whetehr in the...
Date: 12/31/2013
Slides for "Succeeding with Functional-First Programming in Finance"
At NDC Oslo, F# in Finance and other recent events I've given versions of the talk "Succeeding with...
Date: 12/31/2013
Slides for "Making Magic with F# Type Providers" at NDC London
Yesterday I gave a talk at NDC London 2013 called "Making Magic with F# Type Providers" Here are my...
Date: 12/05/2013
Putting the F# in Finance with Xenomorph TimeScape: A World of Financial Data at your Fingertips, Strongly Tooled and Strongly Typed
Over on the Visual F# team blog we've described how to use F# type providers with Xenomorph...
Date: 11/29/2013
How to contribute to the F# support in Xamarin Studio, Emacs and more
The purpose of this post is to mention where the F# language, compilation and editing support in...
Date: 11/29/2013
F# in Finance - London - 25 Nov 2013
Over on the Visual F# Tools team blog: Microsoft Developer Platform Evangelism (DPE) and...
Date: 11/13/2013
F# Type Provider for MATLAB - Feedback requested, contributions welcome
Rick Minerich (@rickasaurus) of Bayard Rock has implemented an F# Type Provider for MATLAB (TM). A...
Date: 07/17/2013
F# Deep Dives - Early Access Program
I'd like to draw your attention to the Early Access Program for F# Deep Dives, which looks like it...
Date: 07/17/2013
F#/C# jobs in Machine Learning + Data Tools, Microsoft Research, Redmond
Microsoft Research in Redmond has several RSDE (Research Software Development Engineer) positions...
Date: 07/11/2013
Tonight at F#unctional Londoners: More Machine Learning Hands-on with F#
Tonight at the F#unctional Londoners meetup:, 6:30pm, SkillsMatter, London: In this regular meetup...
Date: 07/11/2013
FSCL - Compiling F# to OpenCL for High-Performance over Multi-core and Many-core devices
My friend Antonio Cisternino recently pointed me to FSCL - a compiler from F# to OpenCL. Here is the...
Date: 06/30/2013
FunScript - F# to Javascript leveraging TypeScript metadata
FunScript is “a lightweight F# library that lets you rapidly develop single-page web and...
Date: 06/19/2013
F#/C# positions in Brighton
Regular readers of my blog know that from time to time I post messages about jobs related to F# for...
Date: 06/14/2013
Senior F# Job in User Interface/Finance in London
Regular readers of my blog know that from time to time I post messages about jobs related to F# for...
Date: 06/14/2013
Does the language you use make a difference? - Code metrics for "functional-first" v. "object-first" code
This post is a very interesting study of the differences between “functional-first” (F#)...
Date: 06/14/2013
F# London Meetup, Thursday: Machine Learning Hands On with F#
This Thursday evening at the F# London Meetup we have a Machine Learning Hands On with F#, led by...
Date: 06/11/2013
Using Riak MapReduce with F#
The F# community member John Liao has blogged about using the Riak distributed database system with...
Date: 06/04/2013
F# London Meetup this Thursday: F# on iPad and iPhone in Xamarin Studio with Neil Danson
In April, at the Xamarin Evolve conference, Xamarin announced support for the F# language as part of...
Date: 05/28/2013
IEEE Computer Society Webinar: Try F# for Big and Broad Data - Tuesday May 7
Next Tuesday I'll be taking part in an IEEE Computer Society Webinar about Try F#. Please join us!...
Date: 05/03/2013
Miguel de Icaza discusses Xamarin support for F# on Channel 9
Last week, at the Xamarin Evolve conference, Xamarin announced support for the F# language as part...
Date: 04/24/2013
Tonight at the F# New York City Meetup: F# MVC for WPF with Dmitry Morozov
Tonight (actually in about half an hour) Dmitry Morozov will be talking at the F# New York City...
Date: 04/23/2013
F# and QuantLib: An Introduction
Over on the Visual F# team blog we have an article introducing you to using QuantLib from F#: A...
Date: 04/23/2013
On Today: Online Event: Rachel Reese - Getting Started with F#
Late notice, but just to mention that Rachel Reese is giving an online session "Getting Started with...
Date: 04/16/2013
Learn F# in New York - Fast Track to F# with Tomas Petricek, 30 April - 1 May
Are you in the US and interested in learning F#? Tomas Petricek will be giving the successful "Fast...
Date: 04/10/2013
Learn F# - Hands On: This Thursday, London F# Meetup
For those in the London area, there is a "Learn F# Hands On" session this Thursday evening at the...
Date: 04/10/2013
F# testimonials on fsharp.org
The F# Software Foundation's Testimonials Page on fsharp.org is well worth a read. They are...
Date: 04/07/2013
"Stati-C/AL Supervision – static analysis for Microsoft Dynamics NAV"
Steffen Forkmann has reported abot Stati-C/AL, a code analysis tool for Microsoft Dynamics NAV....
Date: 04/07/2013
The F# Weekly #13
I was particularly inspired by the latest F# Weekly from the F# Community (feed here). This edition...
Date: 04/07/2013
Quote of the Week: "What can C# do that F# cannot?"
The F# community quote of the week was from Tomas Petricek in answer to a question on Twitter, see...
Date: 03/25/2013
Asynchronous Programming: From F# to Python
I woke up to a nice email from Shahrokh Mortazavi today. I'll quote it, I don't think he'll mind...
Date: 03/24/2013
Thursday at F# London Meetup: The F# 3.0 SQL Server Type Provider - Very Cool, and Very Useful, plus F# 3.0 Dynamics CRM Type Provider
There's a double act at the F#unctional Londoners Meetup on Thursday night. Thursday, February 28,...
Date: 02/27/2013
Does the language you choose make a difference?
Follow the controversy here:...
Date: 02/22/2013
Are you working with QuantLib and F#?
Are you working with QuantLib and F#? Would you like to share your experiences? I'm looking for...
Date: 02/05/2013
Using a Java Framework with F#: The Stanford Parser for NLP
We like to say "F# loves R", because we can use R packages from F#, through an R type provider for...
Date: 02/05/2013
F# Community Code Sprint this Saturday in London
The London F# community are holding an F# Community Code Sprint this Saturday in London. Informal...
Date: 02/05/2013
Tonight at The SF Bay Area F# Meetup: "Functional Data Structures: Practical F# Applications"
Tonight, 6:30pm, at The SF Bay Area F# Meetup: "Functional Data Structures: Practical F#...
Date: 02/04/2013
Twelve F# type providers in action
Twelve F# type providers in action, brought to you with love by the Visual F# team and the F#...
Date: 01/30/2013
F# London Meetup Thursday Night: Zach Bray "F# to Javascript, the FunScript way"
Thursday night (31 Jan) at the F#unctional Londoners Meetup we have Zach Bray telling us all about...
Date: 01/30/2013
Try F# - Learn, Create and Share F#, from your browser
I'm very pleased to see that the latest and greatest Try F# 3.0 has been released today! Try F# is a...
Date: 01/23/2013
F# Emacs Integration
The F# Open Source Group has developed a super-powerful F# Emacs mode, including Intellisense...
Date: 01/18/2013
This Wednesday: F# London Meetup: Systems Information Programming Made Simple with the F# WMI Provider Sample
On Wednesday night, Keith Battocchi is in London to give a talk on.... Systems Information...
Date: 01/15/2013
F# Londoners Meetup Tomorrow - Freebase with Don Syme
Tomorrow I'm at the F#unctional Londoners Meetup at SkillsMatter, doing an informal "deep dive" into...
Date: 12/11/2012